Jervis seams to get realy ratty if anyone crticises Epic.
Look at BFG on the other hand most of the items in the BFG mag are written by players. If you want to see people power in action I suggest you join the BFG list cause I have seen poll results there translate into a number of rules changes.
Walter
> Well, I've seen the reactions of GW staffers when they come over to the
> States for tourneys or Games days. I actually heard one staffer say that
> "You Yanks play the games all wrong." They always seem amazed at the way
> that non-UK players put together armies and their styles of play. At one
> time I asked about play testing. At that time I was told it was all
> handled in house, and that they didn't farm out their play testing. As
> Peter pointed out, this is bad game design. Case in point: WH40K 2nd,
> and the Wolf Guard Terminator with Assault cannon and thunder hammer.
> This error should have been caught in play testing, but the play testing
> was done entirely by the designers, so they failed to see the issue, as
> they already knew it wasn't possible. Based on experience, GW never
> truly accepts outside criticism, from anyone. The general attitude is
> "we're the professionals, and we know best." And if you do make a good
> suggestion, they often cop it for themselves, giving little, if any
> credit, making it entirely "their own idea and innovation." It's
> happened before. A few years ago there was a half baked idea to get the
> Epic community to get together and buy as many shares of GW as possible,
> to force them to bend to our will. Unfortunatley, we spent all our $$ on
> minis, and had nothing left to spend on stocks. GW is slowly pricing
> themselves out of the market. As companies like I-Kore and others get
> more widely distributed, GW sales will fall off, especially here in the
> States. Plus, the move by mainly historical companies into the fantasy
> realm, such as Old Glory and West Wind, and severely under cut GW prices
> (Old Glory 25mm Historicals generally run _at_$28 for a bag of 30 minis),
> their market share will decrease even more. GW's saving point at this
> time is their "super store" agreement with WOTC/Hasbro. They still hold
> a big edge in terms of marketing and distribution, as well as
> availability. GW-US has slowly been forcing out the independent
> retailer, in favor of centralized super stores, as evidenced by changes
> to the ordering procedures and order minimums. Now, who here remembers
> when GW was just TSR's UK distributor?
>
> Josh R
>
> "No matter where you go, there you are." B.Bonzai
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